Definitions for anathemas

anathemas a·nath·e·ma

Spelling: [uh-nath-uh-muh]
IPA: /əˈnæθ ə mə/

Anathemas is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 381 anagrams from letters in anathemas (aaaehmnst).

Definitions for anathemas

noun

  1. a person or thing detested or loathed:
  2. a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation or destruction.
  3. a formal ecclesiastical curse involving excommunication.
  4. any imprecation of divine punishment.
  5. a curse; execration.

Origin of anathemas

1520-30; Latin Greek: a thing accursed, devoted to evil, orig. devoted, equivalent to ana(ti)thé(nai) to set up + -ma noun suffix

Examples for anathemas

In his opinion, the “path to citizenship” for immigrants, which is anathema to many conservatives, is absolutely essential.

After a few experiments I learned that I could skip those movies, and Tyler Perry was anathema in my book.

He devotes also to anathema all the nations of the land of Canaan.

Then he flung a hand out at Rotherby in a gesture of repudiation, of anathema.

The occasional yellow or red was acceptable, but the suggestion of a blue dress was met with distress, and brown was anathema.

Government regulations were not anathema to the market but requisite.

American politics with its razzmatazz and movie stars were an anathema.

There should be launched upon him the anathema of an outraged people.

You will do the anathema--rueful rather than enraged--from the tent opening.

God commands Moses to devote to anathema the Canaanites of the kingdom of Arad.

Word Value for anathemas
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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